The sacred and profane in the organ music of the Czech and Ukraine composers: Petr Eben and Bohdan Kotyuk

Applying the methodology of cognitivistics the dissertation research reveals the philosophical and aesthetic essence of the categories of sacred and profane in organ music culture of Christendom, and in particular – in the Czech lands and Ukraine. The analysis of the technique of organ writing, artistic result and perception of a musical work is carried out on the examples of organ compositions by Petr Eben and Bohdan Kotyuk. Along with the heuristic nature of these composer's statements, the innovative approach of the two artists to the didactic processes in music schooling is considered.